MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Sand Castle University has been playing in the sand for a few years on the Alabama Gulf Coast. Chelsey visited the owner, Janel Hawkins, on the public beach in Gulf Shores.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – One of the highlights of the show is the giant sandbox, known as The Beach, and over the weekend it will be transformed into amazing sand sculptures. The woman behind the ...

Unfortunately, sand sculpture enthusiasts will have to wait until 2025 for the next competition. This year’s event, originally scheduled for Aug. 3, was canceled due to “logistical challenges and a ...

Janel Hawkins spends hours building intricate structures — and destroys them not long after. Such is the life of a professional sand castle builder. As the owner of Sand Castle University, she spends ...

Janel Hawkins is the founder and owner of Sand Castle University, a sand sculpture business based in Gulf Shores, Ala. The team's creations can take anywhere from five hours to three days to build, ...

The Bikini Boys work on their sand sculpture "Sponge Bob Riding a Sea Serpent" during the 33rd annual New Jersey Sandcastle Contest in Belmar. July 17, 2019 (Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com ...

(Inside Science) -- Beach-goers know that sand castles crumble almost as quickly as they are built, but scientists have long faced the mystery of why similarly-constructed earthen buildings can stand ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. If you want to understand why some sandcastles are tall and have intricate structures while others are nearly shapeless lumps of sand, it ...